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This document is a worksheet on photosynthesis and plant growth for 7th grade biology students. It contains questions about the structures and functions of plant parts involved in photosynthesis and transporting water and nutrients. Students are asked to label parts of a leaf, describe the process of photosynthesis and how water moves through a plant, identify experimental results demonstrating starch production, and explain plant nutrient needs and the role of transpiration.

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This document is a worksheet on photosynthesis and plant growth for 7th grade biology students. It contains questions about the structures and functions of plant parts involved in photosynthesis and transporting water and nutrients. Students are asked to label parts of a leaf, describe the process of photosynthesis and how water moves through a plant, identify experimental results demonstrating starch production, and explain plant nutrient needs and the role of transpiration.

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Worksheet - Photosynthesis and Plant growth
Grade VII Biology

1 Match the structures stem, leaf, root, terminal bud, lateral bud to the following functions:
(a) produces carbohydrates
(b) carries water to leaves
(c) absorbs sunlight
(d) continues growth in height
(e) absorbs mineral salts
(f) makes branches
(g) anchors plant in soil
(h) conducts food to roots
(i) evaporates water
(j) produces new leaves
(k) spaces out leaves
(l) produces flowers
(m) absorbs carbon dioxide
(n) absorbs water.
2. a. Name the parts labelled A, B and C in the section of leaf shown in figure below:

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A ……………………………… D ………………………………….

B ……………………………… E ………………………………….

C ……………………………… F ………………………………….

b. Describe the process of photosynthesis in short.

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c. Complete the following equation which summarises the process of photosynthesis

…..CO… + 6 …….…… C…………..… + 6 ….

d. Water is needed for photosynthesis in the leaf. Describe how water is carried from the soil to
the leaf.
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3. Given below is an experimental setup. Study it carefully and answer the


following questions.
Three plants were left in sunlight for 48hrs. Then a leaf from each plant was tested for starch.

(a) Name the process by which plants produce starch ……………………………………..

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(b) Starch was not present in leaf from plant C. Give reason.
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(c) Explain the results seen in leaf from plant B
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(d) If a plate of soda-lime was placed along with plant A, then how would it change the
result? Explain your answer.
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4 (a) What carbohydrates does a plant make from glucose?

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(b) Which of these carbohydrates is transported round the plant?

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(c) Which carbohydrate is the main storage substance?

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(d) What ions must a plant obtain from the soil in order to make chlorophyll?

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(e) What additional substances does a plant need to make amino acids and proteins
from glucose?

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(f) Where do these substances come from?

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(g) Is it possible for a plant to be photosynthesizing and respiring at the same time?

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5. Humid air contains a large amount of water vapour. This makes it more difficult for
water particles to evaporate from the dish of water. Will humid conditions speed up or
slow down the rate of transpiration?

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6 (a) How would you destarch the leaves of a potted plant?


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(b) How would you check that the destarching had been effective?
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7. Which of the following are most likely to be true? When the stomata are open, the
leaf is
(a) absorbing oxygen (d) giving off carbon dioxide
(b) giving off water vapour (e) giving off oxygen
(c) absorbing carbon dioxide

8. (a) How many stomata are shown in this


drawing of leaf epidermis?
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(b) How many of the stomata are open?
……………………………………………. 0.1 mm

(c) How many are likely to be open at


night?
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9. Complete the crossword puzzle with the help of the following clues:
1) Substance which is stored in plants.
2) Liquid which is essential for plants to make their own food?
3) Gas which humans breathe.
4) Coloured substance which plants use while making their own food.
5) Process by which plants make their own food.
6) Part of the plant where they make their own food.
7) Compound stored in sugarcane.
8) Gas which plants take up from air.

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